Short-stay, specialist beds in a UK teaching hospital as a model to integrate palliative care into the acute hospital culture

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-14

  Paterson, F ^a   Buchanan, D ^a   MacIvor, F ^a   Baker, L ^a   Levack, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute palliative medicine; Hospital culture; Specialist palliative care beds; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; JOB EXPERIENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; GOALS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84862669849     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2012.103     Document Type: Article

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